Public Charity

Institute of Women & Ethnic Studies

Institute of Women & Ethnic Studies is a Public Charity headquartered in New Orleans, LA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $2.7M revenue, $4.3M expenses, $7.8M total assets. 46 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 721244155 New Orleans, LA Anthropology & Sociology NTEE: V21 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.7M
Total Expenses$4.3M
Total Assets$7.8M
Grant Records46
Funding Total$3.3M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

IWES is dedicated to improving the mental, physical, and spiritual health and quality of life for woman, their families and communities of color, particularly among marginalized populations using community-driven research, programs, training, and advocacy.

Where $100 goes at Institute of Women & Ethnic Studies

How Institute of Women & Ethnic Studies divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$81 Programs the work itself
$15 Management running the organization
$4 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $81 for programs

$72
Youth development and adolescent health
89% of program spending
$6
Resilience
7% of program spending
$3
Emotional/physical well-being
4% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
GRANT FUNDING AND DESIGNATED GIFTS
$95,200
$55,445
$44,150
$36,001
$18,214

Showing up to 5 of 46 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

CHC Director Christina Illarmo
Director Denese Shervington
Director of Media Iman Shervington
Treasurer Kandice Dooley
President & CEO Lisa Richardson
Finance Director Loi Tran

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$3,055,682 38 grants
Health & Medicine
$100,872 4 grants
Research & Policy
$70,000 1 grant
Environment & Conservation
$47,720 2 grants
Arts & Culture
$25,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.7M $4.3M $7.8M
2024 $8.2M $3.6M $9.6M
2023 $3.9M $4.7M $5.1M
2022 $5.3M $5.5M $6.1M
2021 $8.0M $5.2M $6.4M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $8.0M to $2.7M (-67%), with total assets most recently reported at $7.8M.

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